Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance

Sherlock River Sand / Holcim

Sherlock River Sand / Holcim is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd 100%, on 3 current tenements held by HOLCIM (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD. Commodities: SD.

MINEDEX project: J01854
Stage: Care and Maintenance
Owners (MINEDEX): Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd 100%
Tenement holders: HOLCIM (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
Parent groups: Holcim
Commodities: SD
Rehabilitation liability: Its rehabilitation liability is in the MCF Mining Index (subscribers): the Mining Rehabilitation Fund estimate, its trend since 2014, company provisions and closure-plan costs

Production recorded in MINEDEX

Commodity	Latest year	That year	All recorded
Sand - undifferentiated	2001	23 kt	156 kt

Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.

Mine closure plans

Site	Operator	Latest plan approved	Plan (PDF on GeoDocs)	Closure year
SHERLOCK RIVER SAND FOR M47/42 & L47/133	Holcim (Australia) Pty LTD	20 December 2016	MINE CLOSURE PLAN - SHERLOCK RIVER SAND MINE CLOSURE PLAN FOR M47/42 & L47/133

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Hectares
M 47/42 Mining lease	HOLCIM (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD	Granted	23 June 2027	SD	39
M 47/43 Mining lease	HOLCIM (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD	Granted	23 June 2027	SD	17
L 47/133 Miscellaneous licence	HOLCIM (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD	Granted	27 March 2027	SD	12